Welcome to my vintage style seaside cottage kitchen

Come on in !  Nice of you to stop in I have been  working on the sea side kitchen for a few days if you follow along you will remember that I transform a room into a sea side bit of fun every summer. Last year it was the dining room the year before it was the living room I have made some fun items and transformed some items to add to the summertime fun. I just wanted a kitchen that would reflect a bit about where we live. I live across the street from the sea water the homes on the opposite side of me sit on the water and have docks so they can take their boats directly out to the sea. The canals of water are not for swimming seeing they are filled with alligators, fish manatees and who knows what else . The water is brackish which means salt and fresh mixed together. A wonderful waterway for spying florida birds and wildlife.

So I packed my roosters and such and put them away for now.....

My daughter had these two plaques that she gave to me when she was moving they where bright and way too blue so I painted them up and put one on each side of the cabinet where the window is.

A fishing net adds to the theme

 Another fish net in the hanging basket that has a huge fish in it

 A piece of driftwood that I painted on made a colorful banner , my daughter brings back driftwood from her canoe journeys

I bought this boat at a thrift store and just added some blue glass 

These are some vintage amethyst tea glasses set on the shelf

 I crafted the lifesaver and sign just for fun

 Here he is scary but sits so well in the basket

 This is one of the many stars I have just added some paint

 This is my favorite an oil painting from a good friends thrift store...I think it is of a fisherman in the Everglades where they trap stone crabs a Florida favorite I have this set upon the stove hood

Never thought about cutting some palm pieces until I seen it on a Country Living display

 Beach sign I crafted

So repainted the drop table and put it here such a great place for me to catch up on internet and have a quick bite to eat love that the sides just pop up when I need the room

 or not

 crafted the bait sign

 and this seafood sign, had some ceramic fish from something else so I just glued them on

 Love my wooden decoy ducks

 A lantern , cookbook and the picture in the back is the cottage where our president Washington was born.

Just some summer fun !   hope you enjoyed the tour, until next time

                                                                         Lisa